03.04.2009, 13:50
J.j. Wrote:...As for the reason why DB 601N behaved differently from DB601A, I don't know exactly. The author of the article I quoted above said "sand filters of DB 601N were quite unuasable". He didn't give exactly the reason why.
But the fact is that JG 27's DB601A engined (87 octane) Emils were usued until Bf 109F arrived late 1941, whereas DB601N engined (96 octane) JG26's Emils had a lot of technicals problems.
Perhpas their sand filters were different from JG27?
This is the answer:
![[Image: e7n3.jpg]](http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1982/e7n3.jpg)
From: The JG 26 war diary volume one 1939-1942
![[Image: e7n2.jpg]](http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9054/e7n2.jpg)
![[Image: e7n1.jpg]](http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2377/e7n1.jpg)
JG26's Emils with DB601N had a lot of technicals problems in Libya because they didn't use sand filters.
![[Image: e7n4.jpg]](http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1223/e7n4.jpg)
From: The JG 26 war diary volume one 1939-1942
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